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Bill Baxter

Bill Baxter

  • Name: Bill Baxter
  • Current Residence: Augusta, Ga.
  • Birth Date: 1940
  • Birth Place: Augusta, Ga., United States

Most men in their 60s are looking forward to retirement and giving up their jobs, but not Billy Baxter. So far he's let retirement sail on by as he continues to play professional poker and make money betting.

Baxter, a father of three and husband for more than 30 years, is the picture of a successful gambler. And like many other poker legends, he began his career gambling in pool halls.

It was the summer after he turned 14 when Baxter...

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Trivia

  • Was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in the summer of 2006
  • Backed Stu Ungar from 1990 on
  • Specialty is Deuce-to-Seven No-Limit one draw
  • Fought the IRS to have poker winnings treated like earned income
  • Has seven World Series of Poker bracelets
  • Was friends with Stu Ungar
  • Specialty is deuce-to-seven no-limit one-draw
  • Fought the IRS to have poker winnings treated like earned income and won
  • Seven WSOP bracelets

Recent Tournament Placings

Tournament Place Winnings
2008 WSOP, Event 40, 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) 7th $15,053
2008 WSOP, Event 5, No-Limit Hold'em w/re-buys 59th $8,971
WPT Season 6, WPT World Championship 64th $39,570
WPT Season 6, WPT Celebrity Invitational 3rd $20,000
2007 WSOP, Event 55, World Championship No-Limit Texas... 136th $58,570
WPT Season 6, Mandalay Bay Poker Championship 26th $13,115
2006 WSOP, Event 6, No-Limit Hold'em 20th $27,941
2006 WSOP, Event 5, No-Limit Hold'em Short-Handed, 6/table 82nd $3,790
2005 WSOP, Event 33, $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 46th $6,550
1993 WSOP, $5,000 Deuce-to-Seven Draw 1st $130,500
1978 WSOP, Event 1, Deuce-to-Seven Lowball 1st $90,000
1975 WSOP, $1,000 Deuce-to-Seven Draw 1st $35,000
1982 WSOP, $10,000 Deuce-to-Seven Draw 1st $95,000
1982 WSOP, $2,500 Ace-to-Five Draw 1st $48,750
1987 WSOP, $5,000 Deuce-to-Seven Draw 1st $153,000
2002 WSOP, $1,500 Razz 1st $64,860

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Player Statistics

Cashes16
Total Winnings$810,670
First Place Finishes7
WSOP Bracelets7

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